polycrystalline

[ pol-ee-kris-tl-in, -ahyn, -een ]

adjective
  1. (of a rock or metal) composed of aggregates of individual crystals.

  2. having or consisting of crystals that are variously oriented.

Origin of polycrystalline

1
First recorded in 1920–25; poly- + crystalline

Words Nearby polycrystalline

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